Profile of users of the center of services Associação Minha Rua Minha Casa between 2002 and 2003

Abstract

This paper discusses the results of a research developed between 2002 and 2003 in the center of services Associação Minha Rua Minha Casa (AMRMC), attendance place to homeless people in the city of São Paulo. Using open and semi-structured interviews, the research aimed to understand the profile of its users, considering the daily trajectories, the characteristics of the circulation in the city of São Paulo and the nets of services and supports used. The data obtained are similar to the data of censuses realized by SAS/FIPE in recent years about this population in the city of São Paulo . However, they reveal different personal trajectories that confer to AMRMC the possibility to create some space of belonging. The deep knowledge of personal trajectories is of essential importance for the creation of personal projects that consider the context and the history of the person cared for. In this perspective, it is intended to work in dialogue with users and institution, understanding that the research is one more instrument in the process of mutual knowledge. The gravity of the situation and the needs of the population impose challenges to be overcome with answers of the own population.